A man who throttled and attempted to rape a woman while she slept has been jailed for more than 11 years.
Francis O’Connor, 30, from Doncaster, stole £300 from the victim and fled the scene in her car after the “horrifying and unforgivable attack”, South Yorkshire Police said.
While on remand in prison, officers said O’Connor was overheard on the phone encouraging a relative to contact the victim in order to encourage her to drop the charges.
At Sheffield Crown Court on Thursday, he was jailed after admitting charges of intimidating a witness, attempted rape, strangulation, affray, theft and driving a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent.
